Movies have a great deal of influence in our lives. Whether you like to follow the works of a particular director, throw yourself whole-heartedly into cosplay, or just enjoy going to the flicks on a Friday night, most of us have some sort of relationship with the silver screen. But how far does the influence … [Read more…]
We made the cover of Current Conservation! A great feature article entitled “The second extinction of forgotten species” covering our paper on “Societal extinction of species” published a few months back. The idea of “societal extinction,” which is when a species disappears from collective memory and knowledge. This can occur in addition to biological extinction, … [Read more…]
The 15th Conference of the Parties of the Covention for Biological Diversity. also known as COP 15 is starting in the Canadian city of Montreal. I am about to get moving there (Oxford posted about it) to talk about the Nature Attitude Tracker, a platform that uses mass media and social media data to understand … [Read more…]
A new publication just dropped where we try to understand why ivory trade in Japan has reduced drastically in the last few decades. It turns out it has very much to do with how complex the world is and not so much to do with conservation. Read all about in the article in The Conversation
I am very excited to be starting my stint as Thompson Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan Flint! In this role I will be giving a keynote lecture as part of Sustainability Week as well as interacting with students across a number of modules such as ecology, wildlife biology and sustainability more broadly. I … [Read more…]
I recently wrote a short summary of a review we published recently (more on that soon) for the excellent blog Please keep to the path! See below.. In a nutshell: When it comes to looking at changing actual behaviour to conserve the environment the evidence base is limited as most studies do not measure actual … [Read more…]
I was one of the guests in the latest episode of the WildCats Conservation Alliance “Pawcast” focused on influencing consumer behaviour in the context of the illegal trade in tiger parts. It was great to have the chance to discuss some of the challenges around influencing behaviour.. Have a listen below!
Lost and Found Project was featured in the New Yorker! Following on from the rediscovered of the Hills’ horseshoe bat in Rwanda after many decades of no sightings.. A very cool story. Check out the full article here
Malta is renowned as a “blackspot” for illegal bird hunting. This article describes Malta’s current enforcement efforts which, assisted by the Army, and surveillance technology such as drones, and have likely led to a reduction in crime. However, this article also describes how current conservation policies are being counterproductive. They are fostering a culture of … [Read more…]
We often think of extinction as happening out there, in far away wild places, but it also takes place right inside our minds, in our everyday conversations and on social media. Beyond biological extinction, which takes place when the last animal or plant of its kind dies, species can live on in our collective memory, … [Read more…]